Personal Profile

Gnr. Gammon, Albert Henry

Gunner

Date of Birth: 15/11/1891, Penarth, Glam
Enlisted - Date: Form
Other service: 1564 & 265443, Cpl, 1/6 Welsh R
Awards: 14. BWM. VIC. (1/6 Welsh)

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 15/11/1891, Penarth, Glam. Parents - William & Donna Marie

1901 -

1911 - 2 Pwllgwaun Pontypridd, 19yo. Occ-Boot Repaierer. W parents & 2 younger sis

1918 - Elec Reg. Add-96 Picton St, Ogmore. Abs voter

1919 - Married Dorothy Selina Rose, Q3 Bridgend.

1921 - 82 Commercial St, Maesteg, Glam. 29y7m. Occ-Colliery Labourer Above Ground. Norths Navigation Collieries Ltd (out of work). W wife Dorothy Selina

1939 - 18 Cambria Rd, Cardiff. DOB 15/11/1891. Occ-Master Shoe Maker. W Dorothy & redacted

1956 - Died aged 64, Q3 Cardiff.

Address:
72 Argyle St
Swansea (News)

Military Service

No SR

Likely Formation recruit. 1908 Summer Camp - in newspaper twice - advance guard (3rd Battery) & Accident

Other Service,

1564 & 265443, Cpl, 1/6 Welsh R

FR 29/10/14

14, BWM. VIC.

Disch 6/4/1919. Defective Vision

1st Welsh Unit: 3rd Battery, Swansea

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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